Helen Winona Bailey (1873-1938) was born in Maine to Charles Harris Bailey (1849-1920) and Mary H. (Wilder) Bailey (1849-1897). The family moved to Colorado about 1890, then to Seattle around 1905. She was a Latin teacher in the Everett High School from about 1906-1912, and later head of the Language Department at Queen Anne High School. Winona was an avid outdoorswoman and a member of the Mountaineers Club. In 1907 she fell 75 feet near Dodwell-Rixon Pass on a climb to Mount Olympus during a Mountaineers camping trip at the Elwha River. She received only minor injuries, and continued climbing throughout her life. She was also a world traveler, making extensive journeys in 1922 and 1929, then speaking around Seattle about her experiences in Africa.
This picture of Winona was taken in front of her house at 1426 Warren Avenue North on Queen Anne Hill, as she sits at the wheel of a car. The car likely belongs to Charles E. Steele (1885-1975), a Seattle School District vocational instructor who lived around the corner at 600 First Avenue West with his wife Frances.
Handwritten on verso: Charles Steele, Warren Ave., Winona in car, 1930's
Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times, August 15, 1907, page 1 Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times, June 10, 1930, page 19
ID Number: 1978.6688.2.6
Date: Circa 1935
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
